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McConnell Discaerator replacement

Ninjago

Member
Location
south shropshire
I've been using a McConnell discaerator since 2010 on our heavy clayey loam soils and have been very pleased with it. The front legs lift the soil allowing the discs to do a great job. Over the last few years we have been running the front legs shallower as the soil tilth has improved. We drill with a combination drill. I am looking to change the discaerator and am wondering to just buy another one or should i look at something else? Thanks in advance.
 

Robert K

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Essex
I've been using a McConnell discaerator since 2010 on our heavy clayey loam soils and have been very pleased with it. The front legs lift the soil allowing the discs to do a great job. Over the last few years we have been running the front legs shallower as the soil tilth has improved. We drill with a combination drill. I am looking to change the discaerator and am wondering to just buy another one or should i look at something else? Thanks in advance.
Weaving subdisc but weld the feet on
 

Dog&stick

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Herefordshire
Use a nieghbours machine weaving subdisc, had mcconnel before, when asked why they change it, as imo the mcconnel was better tool leaving leveller finsh, they total agreed, was a mistake on there part.
 

Ninjago

Member
Location
south shropshire
He-va combi disc.
My neighbours have swapped a sumo trio in for a He-va combi disc mainly i believe as you have the option of pulling the legs of work and can just disc if required. Another chap has bought a Great Plains/Simba 4.6m trailed express as heavy enough. I want to go away from big heavy front legs but not too far!
 

mo!

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
York
Plowman Omnitill. Like a Sumo but much better leg. Lots of tungsten carbide so you'll spend less time changing metal and less disturbance from depth as the shank is much narrower that the shakaerator shin. We have gone from a shakaerator to a trio with NG (a fitted to the Plowmans) and we can more done and better tilth.
 

czechmate

Member
Mixed Farmer
Do you have no black grass where you are?
We ran a trio in leics for a few years which I thought was a great tool on our heavy ground but for sure, the black grass got much worse :(. It makes sense of course, the way these machines work they mix the seed throughout the whole soil profile, so there is always some not controlled by the chosen mode of attack.
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

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